But it was classmate Isabel Bretz who came through when it mattered most Saturday. Bretz inserted the ball on a late-game penalty corner and, with the defense focused on York’s top three scorers at the top of the circle, she slid to the left post behind Winslow keeper Delaney Wood. Two passes later, Bretz tapped […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill faces stern test with MCI in Class C title game
The unknown suits the Oak Hill Raiders just fine. Oak Hill takes on the Maine Central Institute Huskies in the Class C field hockey state championship Saturday at the University of Maine in Orono. Both teams are searching for their first state title, and neither team played a common opponent this season, with MCI playing […]
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Oak Hill field hockey goalie Abby Fuller overcomes, perseveres
Abby Fuller will not be intimidated. Ten years into her field hockey career, the senior Oak Hill High School keeper has stared down her share of shooters. She’s stopped point-blank shots, penalty strokes, tip-in attempts. She’s been scored upon, too, and even knocked over a few times in the process. But she has always bounced […]
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Class B South field hockey final: York outlasts Leavitt, 3-1
PORTLAND — When you’re riding a 35-game winning streak and chasing a second consecutive field hockey state championship, it isn’t always easy to critique your own performances. York knows if there is one flaw in the slaw, however, it is the Wildcats’ tendency not to fly out of the starting gate at full speed. Two goals […]
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Class C South field hockey final: Oak Hill breezes to title over Lisbon
Oak Hill field hockey won its first regional championship in grand style, avenging a double-overtime loss to Lisbon in last year’s Class C South title game with a 3-0 victory at Fitzpatrick Stadium that was a breeze by comparison. “I’m going to remember this forever,” junior Erika Hannigan, one of three different goal-scorers for Oak […]
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Field hockey: Defense does it for Leavitt Hornets
Saturday, it was a finger. After other games this season, bags of ice covered Hartford’s shins, ankles or arms. “It’s definitely really stressful, being back there, being behind the goalie with the ball just bouncing around everywhere,” Hartford said. Behind the goalie? Yep. Given a field hockey goalie’s copious padding, awkward gait and inability to […]
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Field Hockey: Timeout sparks Oak Hill to victory
LITCHFIELD — Oak Hill field hockey coach Betsy Gilbert saw her players losing in edge midway through the second half of their Class C South semifinal game against Traip Academy in a scoreless game. She quickly called time, gathered them into a huddle and gave an impassioned speech. Her team heard her loud and clear. […]
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Class C South field hockey semifinal: Collier launches Lisbon past NYA in OT
YARMOUTH — Between the first and second overtime periods Saturday, Lisbon field hockey sniper Chase Collier received a quick reminder about what to do if her speed produced a breakaway during the 7-on-7 sequence on North Yarmouth Academy’s fast, sometimes slippery artificial turf. “She has a lot of pressure on her. She’s aggressive and she’s fast. She’s […]
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Field hockey: Eells goal lifts Leavitt past Spruce Mountain in Class B South semifinal
While the truth may lie somewhere in the middle, one thing no one can dispute: The senior defender’s strike was a game-changer — and a game-winner. Eells’ tally, and the Hornets’ swarming defense, stood up against a flurry of Spruce Mountain pressure late in the second half as Leavitt clawed its way into the Class […]
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Bates Roundup: Women’s Rowing shows well at Head of Charles Regatta
While a repeat victory wasn’t in the cards for the Bates College women’s rowing team at the Head of the Charles Regatta this past Sunday, the Bobcats’ first varsity eight boat did cross the finish line in third place in the Women’s Collegiate Eight race in Cambridge, Mass. Bates’ first boat finished behind perennial top […]